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Monday, February 24, 2014

Victorian Dresser in Turquoise Milk Paint

I picked up this stunning dresser and matching mirror awhile back.

It most assuredly is from the Victorian period. So I'm putting it's age

at 110+! Other than a few dings, broken casters and some carvings on the top, it

was in damn good condition. (Minus the hideous contact paper lining the drawers...OMG)

My fave shade of milk paint, cobalt blue (really turquoise) from the Real Milk Paint Co.

I'm in love with this color! It so suits this era of furniture, IMHO.

So here is the application of the milk paint. I had already sanded and cleaned the wood and touched

up stain in the spots that needed it. The milk paint flaked perfectly. I didn't want a lot of paint,

Sunday, February 23, 2014

GOOD NIGHT revamped beds in review

King & Queen sized mattresses were first

introduced in 1958. The footboard above was from

an older double sized frame so it had to be

converted to accomodate the 60" width of a queen

mattress. The headboard was a more modern

queen which was then matched up to the antique

foot & rails.

Most bed frames I work on are

mismatched pieces collected over time.

Here was a solid oak Georgian style

headboard just needing a new color.

This was our headboard before purchasing a new to

us craigs list cherry sleigh set. George needs his

manly man furniture around. I originally build it

from a simple chunky type pine head & foot board.

I extended the height & added all the great details.

I try to build the frame section for my beds so a

boxspring is not needed. Due to the shear size I

can only build beds in the summer when I have the

great out doors to build and photograph in.

Old pine waterbed parts including those bookshelf

headboards are perfect for parts to make new

mattress platforms from.

This french inspired headboard got a faux distressed

paint finish atop of a soft creme color.

This pine frame needed some serious revamping.

A beautiful designed headboard sprayed in white.

These designs are extruded foam a common practise

from the 60s thru the 80s.

This final photo of a driftwood bed

is a teaser for my next post.

Stay tuned!!

Before that here are a few fun facts:

You grow 2cm during the night because your spine is compressed

during the day and has a chance to straighten at night.

Your mattress can double in weight over 10yrs with dust built up.

The expression *sleep tight* comes from the 16th & 17th centuries

when mattresses were placed on top of ropes that needed regular

tightening.

and finally my personal favorite ....

Studies suggest that woman need up to an hour of extra sleep a

night compared to men.

... probably because we are the ones tightening the ropes

cleaning the mattresses, and shrinking everyday because

we carry the weight of the world on our shoulders.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

How to Use Bathroom Accessories to Fill in Empty Corners

Many bathrooms have a lot of empty space, which can be filled in. Bare walls make the space seem empty, which one can add a few bathroom accessories to fill in the gaps. With this in mind, we hope that you will learn how to make your bathroom more then a bathroom. Perhaps you will enjoy it more then any other room in the house. I also understand that the bathroom is most of the time the smallest room in the house. Even though it is small, you still can make it very enjoyable for one to take a bath or for whatever the reason maybe. For most of us, we have to fill in the empty space the best we can.

What can I do with my old chair?
Chairs are nice, since a person can do many things with the item. For instance, you can turn the chair into a flower stand and place it in a corner. To get started you would cut the bottom out and place your favorite plant inside the cut area. The chairs are easy to make and look very nice in a corner. Creating the chair will inspire your guests, since they will have something to talk about. In addition, you may want to add a clothes hamper. The hampers come in different sizes, styles, etc. The hampers are idea for storing laundry, keeping the clothes out of the floor. If you have a family like mine, you will want a clothes hamper. You can find hampers that suit your needs online, or at any local department store.

How can I fill up a bare wall?
When covering a bare wall, you may want to consider re-coloring the walls and adding a few colorful bathroom accessories to offset the area. On the other hand, you could hang up some pictures of outdoors items. Perhaps hang a few candles on the wall, which will add a more comfortable setting for your bathroom. Remember candles are a relaxing source.

How can I paint my bare wall?
When deciding that you want to paint your bathroom wall there is many choices to do this
First you have to decide what design you want and color that will match your style of bathroom. For an example if you have fish patterns in your bathroom you would not put roses in the room, rather the patterns and colors should all come together. So maybe some blue greenish color or even maybe some yellow. You can go to your local store and get some stencils and design or design your own creation on a marrow on the wall. You can also purchase many kinds of patterns. That will help you out. They have everything you might be looking for, from wild life to flowers. You again have to decide what you want and that will go with your design.

What else can I add to my bathroom?
You can add many things to your bathroom to fill in empty spots. To fill up a bare wall, you might want to add a towel hanger to the wall in that choice you can put directive towel on it to add contact it the bathroom.

You may want to go on the Internet and get some ideas or maybe go to your city library if you can’t make up your mind. Sometimes looking in a book will help you decide if you like the patterns, colors, style, etc. Books are alchoices great, since the material will give you new ideas.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

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